PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 8 February 1918, Page 5

PERSONAL

V r? %A;tin.y, of Hapua, Taucru, is leavinß shortly to take over the nniuof a station in the TaranaL. district. Mr H H. Beetham, of Braoccpetn.. Masterton. who recently underwent * serious operation, is reported to )>*■ making satisfactory progress. Mr Robert Hogg, a Wellington jouTnahst. is at «enously in- the Greytown hospital. Recenti> ie showed signs of improvement. Mr Alfred Matthews has been _r«s chairman of the So^hWa.a rapa River Board, and Mr Q. Won aid treasurer. A communication has been received by Mr Gordon Hugh™ of Carterton, that his son-in-law, Corporal lieweek, was wounded and gassed on 1 Commissioner and Mrs Haider, of 'the Salvation Army, will be in Masterton on February 23rd and 24th for the opening of the new young people's hall. LanceJDorporal R. S. Pihrier, son of Mr A. G. Pilmer, of Masterton, W as among the Palestine men to return to New Zealand on Wednesday

last« The many friends of Mrs Lomax, of Wrigley street (wife of Private S. P. Lomax, N.Z.M.R.), will regret to learn that she has been admitted to the Masterton Hospital seriously

ill. —> Brigadier Toomer, of the Salvation Army, has received a cable to the effect that his youngest son, bergt. Bert Toomer, has been wounded and gassed. Sergt. Toomer has been m France for two years. The friends of Private Lawrence fiykes, who recently went under an operation in a private hospital in Masterton, will be please* -to know » that he has made a splendid recovery, and was able to leave the institution some days ago. Sir Henry Miller, a very old member of the Legislative Council, and for some years its Speaker, died at Oamaru on Wednesday morning m his 88th year. Two sons of the deceased are farmers in the Pahiatua district. Mr C. Hill, who had his face injured as the result of an explosion in the early part of the week, and Who was admitted to the Masterton hospital, is progressing satisfactorily, though it was found necessary to remove ono of his eyes. The Rev. Father O'Bierne who for the past two years has administered to the spiritual needs of the Catholic community of the Martinborough district, is to leave for England next month. He has received orders to proceed Home and take up hospital work in connection with the Church. The President of the Wairarapa <* Caledonian Society (Mr E. McEwen), >'" in his annual report, says:—"lt is my gad duty to record the deaths of the following valued members: Dr. W. H. Hoeking. Mr John Mackay, Mrs T. M. Blown, and one of the .members of our Pipe Band, Mr Arthur Lehendarf, "killed in action m France." There passed away on Wednesday evening a very old and esteemed Palmerston resident in the person of Mr William Beck. The late Mr Beck arrived in Palmerston North in 1883. He commenced business as a cordial manufacturer in 1885, and has been associated with the town in various ways ever since. He was an ardent Freemason a prominent member of the Loyal" Oddfellows' Lodge, and a -Justice of the Peace, and was for some years president of the Palmerston Bowling Olub, in whose progress he took an intimate interest. As only, the required number of nominations were received for the various offices of the Wairarapa Cale-

dooian Society the following have foeen duly elected:—President, Mr Duncan McLachlan; vice-presidents, > Messrs J. E. McV. Calwell and E. ~~ H. Waddington; treasurer, Mr A. J. Giddings; directors, Messrs T. S. Arcus T. Bolton, lan Cameron, W. E. Cliamberlain, Pierce Cotter, T. Flannery, John Gray, W. Gibson, J. "W. Henderson, J. B. McKenzie. Alf. Pauling, J. A. Shackleton, J. H. ! Naylor, Jas. Walker, and A. J. Welch.

In concluding his annual report the President of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society says:—"l desire to thank the Directors and other executive officers of the Society for the loyal and enthusiastic support they have rendered to me during my term of office. —My special thanks are due to the acting secretary. Miss Gillespie, for the untiring and prompt attention which she has invariably given to the interests and business affairs of the Society.—ln my successor/ Mr Duncan McLachlan, you nre fortunate in securing the services of a thoroughly experienced and onthusiy%\ nstic official and one who is competent to maintain all the best traditions of the Society."